1 cup milk
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs
10-12 slices French bread, lightly toasted and buttered on both sides
1 cup Dried Cherries
1 small Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 325°F degrees.

In a medium saucepan combine milk, cream, sugar and vanilla and bring to a boil. In a bowl, beat eggs lightly. Pour half the milk mixture into the eggs, whisking continuously, then add egg mixture to remaining milk in saucepan.

Butter a shallow 1 1/2 or 2-quart baking dish. Sprinkle bottom of dish with 1/2 cup dried cherries. Arrange alternating rows of bread and apple slices along bottom of dish beginning and ending with bread.

Sprinkle with remaining dried cherries, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and walnuts. Pour custard over top and sprinkle with remaining cinnamon.

Bake until mixture sets up near center (the very center-most portion will set up as it cools. The baking time varies with the oven used, but 45-50 minutes is the average.